Surf's Surprise
0593 · #C4D3E5 · LRV 64 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Surf's Surprise64
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Surf's Surprise, Really?
Surf's Surprise reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0593 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Surf's Surprise
Surf's Surprise is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Surf's Surprise
At LRV 64, Surf's Surprise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Surf's Surprise are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Kompozit 0593 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blue GossamerMQ3-60 · Behr | 2.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Blue820 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cache BlueV072-1 · Valspar | 2.8 | 65.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | StratospherePPG1162-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bastille Blue90BG 64/101 · Glidden | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Surf's Surprise within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C4D3E5 in HSL space. Pair Surf's Surprise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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